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Lost in the ’70s
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John C. Hughes
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Discovery = Disco? Very! That was the joke around rock critic circles when Electric Light Orchestra unleashed Discovery upon a disco-obsessed public in 1979. With the singles “Shine a Little…
John C. Hughes
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She’s Edwina Monsoon’s idea of God and for a short time in the ’70s, a lot of European pop fans felt the same way. Detroit native Suzi Quatro blasted onto…
John C. Hughes
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The double A-side single had a nice little streak in the late ’70s; Queen alone had two. But one of my favorites didn’t chart nearly as high, and one of…
John C. Hughes
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You know what I miss? Novelty songs. Not just the typical “Weird Al” parodies, but wholly original works that slipped into the mainstream and became pop hits. Even crap like…
John C. Hughes
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It’s 1974 and a major milestone occurs in six-year old John Hughes’s life Á¢€” he gets his weekly allowance, one dollar, for the first time. That first dollar was precious….
John C. Hughes
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Canadian Nick Gilder had a penchant for writing sugary-sweet pop/rock songs about underage hookers/street trash/what have you for a couple of years in the mid-Á¢€Ëœ70s with CanadaÁ¢€â„¢s glam answer to…
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